Ever been in a busy café with your shiny new headphones on, wanting to listen to that latest
Boyce Avenue upload while working on your blog? Was it was impossible to enjoy both work and music because of all the noise? I’ve been frustrated by cruddy headphones forever, so a noise cancelling headphones had been on my wish-list for a long time. After a quick trial of Bose’s the
QuietComfort 25 (QC25), I now know what I will be spending my Dasain bonus on.
The latest from Bose is a successor to its hit product - the QC15, and boasts of features that justify this upgrade. Designed beautifully, the QC25 doesn’t feel cheap even though it is made of plastic. At 200 grams, this lightweight is meant for putting on for hours. The soft ear-cups and a padded band on top provide the right amount of pressure to keep the headphones in place.
The QC25 sports a folding design that allows the headphone to fit in a smaller case (size of a paperback novel) for times when you tire of lugging it around your neck. The noise-cancelling feature is powered by an AAA battery (included), and should last about 35 hours of use. You will have to put on a set to believe its incredible noise cancellation feature. As a huge upgrade from the QC15, the QC25 continues to function even when the battery runs out (without the noise cancelling feature), so cheers to Bose for that.
Although the QC25 is designed specifically for use with Apple products, features such as the inline microphone and remote which puts music and call controls at your fingertips is also compatible with the more popular Android phones.
Sound-wise, the QC25 boasts Bose’s legendary audio experience, that too in isolation. The QC25 lets you focus on what matters: your music, movies and videos; it expertly reduces what you do not want to hear: the buzz in a café, classroom, office, or cabin noise inside an airplane.
The crisp sound, the deep bass and the overwhelmingly clear sound quality powered by Bose’s Active EQ and TriPort technologies deliver performance so compelling, you will not want to remove these for days.
The QC25 is retailing at around Rs 40,000 and is available in gadget shops around Kathmandu.
Yantrick’s verdict: Despite the heavy price tag, the QC25 is Bose turning off the world’s cacophony for you.